Οι Van Halen, Aerosmith, Rush, Metallica και Iron Maiden βρίσκονται στην λίστα με τις πιο επιτυχημένες περιοδείες για το 2012, σύμφωνα με το Pollstar's 2012 Top 200.
According to Pollstar,
there was more than a five percent rise in ticket sales, with 36.7
million sold in 2012 compared to the previous year's 34.74 million. The
2012 average ticket price was $68.76, or an increase of $1.54 over
2011's average price of $67.22. In addition, more than half of Pollstar's Top 10 earners in North America averaged prices above the $100 mark.
Some of the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar's 2012 Top 200 North American Tour chart:
#8: VAN HALEN - $49.9 million gross (50 shows)
#23: AEROSMITH - $31.0 million gross (33 shows)
#33: RUSH - $27.5 million gross (36 shows)
#36: JOURNEY - $25.8 million gross (57 shows)
#46: METALLICA - $21.0 million gross (15 shows)
#48 KISS/MÖTLEY CRÜE - $19.1 million gross (41 shows)
#59: IRON MAIDEN - $16.1 million gross (30 shows)
#64: DEF LEPPARD/POISON - $14.1 million gross (41 shows)
#99: TOOL - $8.1 million gross (18 shows)
#109: RAMMSTEIN - $7.2 million gross
#115: SCORPIONS - $6.9 million gross
#126: STYX/REO SPEEDWAGON/TED NUGENT - $6.5 million gross
#143: GUNS N' ROSES - $5.7 million gross
#152: BOSTON - $5.2 million gross
#163: JANE'S ADDICTION - $4.6 million gross
#180: MEGADETH's Gigantour - $3.9 million gross
#197: MÖTLEY CRÜE - $3.0 million gross
To see the entire list, go to this location (PDF file).
